Anonymous Sep 9, 2013 at 4:16 pm

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Why can't portland just outlaw these useless but aggressively loud wind makers?
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Wow, how much do I love the idea of outlawing leaf blowers? Too much! is how much.
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Look buddy, I didn't buy a $550k condo on Alberta Street just to let it get all "leafy" or whatever
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While I understand the leaf blower gripe, welcome to night shift. I did it for over 10 years. The world doesn't stop because of us.
Best thing you can do is go out and greet them at 0630 with a beer in your hand. They still have to work all day.
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My house was full of loud stuff last sunday and I just wanted some quiet, calm, breezy, shady place to nap so I went to the park near by. I find my nice spot, nestled in under a tree, spread out my blanket and got ready for a post sandwich nap. Right as my drowse started to kick in. BBBBBBBBBRRRRRRRAAAAAAA!!!!!!the fucking motherfucking leaf blower guy was blowing leaves from one spot to the another... Grab a broom, and a large shovel people..it's a little more effort but it's nice. I look favorably upon a person sweeping leaves with a broom. I certainly do.

If you have, and use a leaf blower--you die now.
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Leaf blowers really are the fucking worst.
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You need to sue the property owner who employs these scoff-laws, as well as to sue the City for failure to enforce the ordinance.
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How about YOU go sue the City for failing to enforce the ordinance, Dina... Let us know how far you get with that, okay?

Your legal advice is terrible.
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WHEREAS, the jury thereafter returned a verdict, and judgment was entered against the City of Portland on that verdict, for $305,872.74, plus $2,380.30 in costs

http://www.portlandmercury.com/images/blog…
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Every conversation with every attorney that I've ever hired was like arguing with the enemy. They hate the uncertainty of trial and will try to persuade you to compromise so that they can receive their share of a quick, small settlement. Also, they will invariably insist upon an extravagantly large retainer fee.

Screw them.

Trial law is not fucking rocket science. The most difficult aspect of litigation is the bureaucratic process. Anyone who can manage to deal with college admissions and student financial aid, or any other form of welfare, has the necessary skills and experience to figure out the legal process.
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Great. File all the lawsuits you want, even though the people who know how lawsuits work advise you that you won't win.

Judges can and do sanction litigants for bringing frivolous lawsuits, so I hope you have a nice nestegg to blow fighting whatever fight you're fighting.

PS. The doc you posted isn't a suit against the city for failure to enforce the ordinance, which is what you said you wanted to file.

So have at it. Judges love people like you.
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I posted that example because it's what first popped up because it's from the Merc.

I don't get intimidated from windbag bullies who can only use scare tactics because they are so afraid of their own vulnerabilities. Euphonius is probably a bureaucrat.

If the City want's to cry frivolousness about being sued for failure to enforce vulgar code, then they can always try to appeal, but they would probably be denied due to the frivolous nature of their incorrigible incompetence and corruption. If the City wins their motion for dismissal or appeal, then we take it to a higher court.

It's neither as difficult or expensive as attorneys would have you believe. What they really fear is that people will wise up to the fact that attorneys are working at cross purposes and that people are better off handling their own affairs without them.
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Good point there, PS_FLICU, the burden of proof is on the accuser. If the Court thinks you are lying on your request for an attorney, they have to proof their accusations. It's not for you to waive your 5th Amendment Rights and confess. Even if the Court were to require an applicant to swear under oath of perjury, it wouldn't be Constitutional for them to require that.

In my observation, though, a Court bought lawyer is worth what you pay for him. They generally tend to condemn their own clients with faint praise. Again, they want to compromise, selling you down the river, instead of putting in the time to build your case.

Anyone who cannot afford a good criminal lawyer when accused of a crime, is better off absconding than to go to trial represented by an attorney who is paid by the Court which is funded by fining convicted defendants.
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Can we get back to hating on gas leafblowers? I HATE THOSE SHIT-ASS THINGS, FUCKING SHEISTY HORRIBLE INVENTION.
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I'm taking pre-production orders for solar powered electric leaf blowers if anybody's interested.
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@ PS FLICKU, etc.:

"Someday, I'm going to take Dina's advice..."

Don't you mean YOUR OWN advice, since you're obviously the same person? How many accounts have you had here in the last several months anyway? Six or seven, by my count. Your usernames are getting more and more creative, though -- i have to give you that.

You're your own species, man. But i don't mind -- live and let live. I've always liked you, despite the fact that i disagree with virtually everything you spout. You keep things 'interesting', to say the least. (Though snagging someone else's picture and impersonating them like you did the other day was a bit much...)

Keep fighting the good fight, sir. I wish you luck in your quest to conquer every thread on this site, until that glorious day when you're finally monopolizing the entire conversation yoursel(f)ves.
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Cracks me up. The guy even argues with herself.
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Who needs a leaf blower when you can get some gasoline and a match?
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What a great legal mind.

You refused to sign the form that would get you a free lawyer. You believe that all lawyers are part of the conspiracy against you, so you (bizarrely) demanded to NOT be given your right to counsel.

The judge tried to persuade you but you were too dense to grasp what he was telling you.

So you were permitted, grudgingly, to represent yourself and of course you made a complete mess of your defense --which presumably included things like objecting to having witnesses promise to tell the truth, which you say is unconstitutional.

So you pissed off your judge and lost your case --which naturally proves the conspiracy exists!

Like I said, judges love people like you.
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Leaf blowers should be banned. Not only the gas-powered, horribly air polluting models, but ALL of the noise-polluting, energy wasting things.

It's called a fucking RAKE or a push broom.

How many times have I watched (and/or HEARD) someone saunter around a small area (usually right outside my window) for 20 or 30 minutes ineffectively blowing leaves around that could have been raked or swept far more efficiently into the same pile in 5 minutes with a much quieter, human-powered tool? (Hypothetical question...)

I always have the almost overwhelming urge to go and cram the thing up the person's ass (and I'm not a typically aggressive or confrontational individual...that NOISE makes me nuts!)

One of the worst inventions ever.
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That was another objection; to the oath of jurors. The judge had them swear to find according to "the law". That's where they waive their responsibility, and subject themselves to the mercy of the Court. What if "the law" is bullshit, as vulgar code always is?

The proper oath for jurors, is simply, 'to tell the Truth'. Then, if a law is unjust, the Jury is supposed to nullify it.

What's the fucking point of jury selection, or in even having a jury at all, if the Jury has to take instructions from the Judge as to how they are supposed to consider the evidence?

A judge is intended to be a referee; to make sure that a trial is conducted with fair and orderly legal procedures. A judge has the power to overturn a guilty conviction, or to lessen a sentence if he thinks that it's too severe, but he cannot overturn a verdict of innocent, or increase a sentence.

The Jury is the actual Judge.

Any judge who tries to tell a Jury how to think, is in contempt of Common Law, and is a tyrant who ought to be hanged.
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Some define the word wisdom as the ability to recognize just how little one truly knows. This comment thread truly lacks wisdom by that definition. Have fun continuing one of the stupidest arguments I've ever read.
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The only way to prevail against a martial court is to either maintain oneself under the jurisdiction of Common Law, or else tie the bastards up in their own, red tape.
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I'm taking pre-production orders for laser audio transmitters. Sound is transmitted over a laser beam, which vibrates your noisy neighbor's window like a gigantic audio speaker. With a thousand watt amp, you can send the shithead a recorded playback of a leaf blower, at three in the morning, and at twice the original volume, without disturbing anyone else on the block.
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If anyone else does happen to hear the window vibrating, that's cool, because the noise will be heard emanating from your shithead neighbor's house, not yours.

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